by admin | Nov 29, 2002 | Business
An Iowa State University economist who tracks retail activity at the so-called “Big Box” stores like Wal-Mart, Target and K-Mart says those chains don’t always offer the lowest price on every item. Iowa State University economist Ken Stone says...
by admin | Nov 29, 2002 | News
The Iowa Crop Improvement Association is out with its annual seed directory. The directory helps growers select everything from oats to wheat. Spokesperson Eileen Wuebker says one of the changes in recents years is the number of growers who’re producing seed for...
by admin | Nov 29, 2002 | Crime & Courts
This may be the busiest shopping day of the year but many Iowans will avoid the malls entirely by pointing and clicking instead. Bob Brammer, spokesman for the Iowa Attorney General’s office, says online shoppers need to beware as they navigate through...
by Matt Kelley | Nov 29, 2002 | Human Interest
A Canadian actor who’s found fame in America through a goofy T-V show about a fictional fishing lodge will appear in eastern Iowa this holiday weekend to raise money for charity. Steve Smith is known to millions as the namesake of “The Red Green...
by admin | Nov 29, 2002 | Business
It’s already been said many times and many ways, but a University of Northern Iowa expert says credit cards pose a big danger this holiday season. Lois Lindell, the assistant director of the UNI Center for Ecomomic Education, says many people turn to plastic...
